Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright - Hardcover
1st Heineman 1988 edition hardcover fine book in fine dw birthday wishes inside. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Brendan Gill (1914–1997) was a staff writer for theNew Yorker for over sixty years. He was the author of over twenty books, including his memoir, Here at the New Yorker (also available from Da Capo Press/Perseus Books Group), three works of fiction, and biographies of Cole Porter, Tallulah Bankhead, and Charles Lindbergh.
From Publishers Weekly:
With a talent for public relations and a habit of neglecting to mention his sources, Wright portrayed himself as a revolutionary genius. But his recklessly entangled lifewives, mistresses, chronic debt, scandalscontinually threatened to paralyze his talent. At a time when the architectural profession in the U.S. was booming, he was granted comparatively few commissions and had to turn to lecturing to earn a meager living. Gill, architectural critic for the New Yorker, was friends with Wright and his third wife. Debunking yet sympathetic, this engrossing biography is a masterpiece of sleuthing and interpretive skill; it separates the man from the self-made myths. Wright portrays himself as innocent hero-victim of a corrupt society, but here we see an artful dodger molded by a boyhood filled with shame and anguish. Gill evaluates which of Wright's projects failed by the architect's own standards, and which ones succeeded. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to the New Yorker. (November
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWilliam Heinemann
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0434292737
- ISBN 13 9780434292738
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages544
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Many Masks: Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
Cornerstone, United Kingdom, London
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003947779
Buy Used
US$ 12.86
Convert currency
Stock Image
Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright,
Published by
Heinemann, London, 1987,
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. thick 8vo, (16x24cm), 544pp, publisher's boards, title gilt on spine, ex lib, some shelf wear to bottom of spine and text very clean, neat stamps on edges, withdrawn stamp on front free endpaper, front free endpaper and half title page creased, dw rubbed on extremities but protected by a transparent plastic sleeve, overall condition good. Documents the life and works of Frank Lloyd Wright. Three hundred black and white photographs and illustrations. 0. Seller Inventory # 3086
Buy Used
US$ 6.44
Convert currency
Stock Image
MANY MASKS - A LIFE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Published by
William Heinemann
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 0434292737. with dustjacket, 1988 clean bright copy. Seller Inventory # 123486
Buy Used
US$ 12.25
Convert currency
Seller Image
Many Masks : A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
William Heinemann Ltd
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. hb no d/w, corners and head and foot and spine lightly bumped, some slight marking to covers due to use, pages very clean and bright, few other signs of wear, a nice clean copy [Box 19]. Seller Inventory # 000306
Buy Used
US$ 6.43
Convert currency
Seller Image
MANY MASKS A Life Of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
Heinemann, London
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing of first UK edition, in VG clean and bright order throughout. Smart black boards with gilt tilting to spine.VG unclipped d/j showing light wear only. 8vo 544pp. Seller Inventory # 104080
Buy Used
US$ 19.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Many Masks : A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
Heinemann, London
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Price-clipped Else Near Fine. First Edition. 544 pages, 300 black and white photographs and drawings. The fullest, fairest, and most entertaining account of Wright to date. Includes a large number of previously unpublished letters. Seller Inventory # 004341
Buy Used
US$ 22.55
Convert currency
Seller Image
Many Masks: a life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
Heinemann, London
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Light voxing to textblock edges. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. Not price-clipped. 544pp. Many b/w illustrations. This book is an account of the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, often called Americas' greatest 20th century architect. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 004604
Buy Used
US$ 20.62
Convert currency
Seller Image
Many Masks - a life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
Heinemann, London
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light age and reading wear. 544 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Artist; United States; Architecture. ISBN: 0434292737. ISBN/EAN: 9780434292738. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55437. Seller Inventory # 55437
Buy Used
US$ 23.58
Convert currency
Seller Image
Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
William Heinemann, 1988
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: as new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. hbk 544pp illustr photos an excellent clean tight unmarked copy in fine sleeve-protected dj as new. Seller Inventory # AA45
Buy Used
US$ 50.00
Convert currency
Many Masks: Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Published by
William Heinemann Ltd, UK
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0434292737
ISBN 13: 9780434292738
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Frank Lloyd Wright is often described as the greatest of American architects - an opinion that Wright himself was quick to agree with. Brendan Gill not only gives us the fullest, fairest, and most entertaining account of Wright to date but also strips away the masks behind which the architect contrived to live and perform his unprecedented feats. On the front paste down there is an Ex-Libris stamp with the previous owners name in ink. The corners of the D/W show light wear. Seller Inventory # 04198
Buy Used
US$ 23.19
Convert currency